Finance Business Partner

The financial business partner reports to the Head of Finance, Russia.

Job Purpose:

To act as Finance Business Partner, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to Leadership Team; to support core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information, ensuring pro-active cross-functional liaison with Regional Financial Planning & Analysis Team , local business and commercial teams

Major accountabilities:

To drive improvement of financial performance via:

• Planning: To manage annual budgeting, recurrent Strategic Planning processes as well as other planning cycles / forecasting requests
• Reporting: Monthly package verification and analysis in SAP and Company reporting / consolidation system, intense interaction with regional FP&A and local Leadership team
• Providing management with accurate, relevant business analysis to support monthly operational reviews and ad-hoc requests on revenues, expenses, customers, product and sales channels, Management Cash Flow, Profit and Loss (P&L) by area and shared service cost allocations.
• Analysis: to provide accurate and relevant business analysis on full set of financial data; making recommendations relevant to the matter; resource allocations and Brand P&Ls monitoring, risk and opportunities watch out and so on
• Systems and controls: budget control in respective areas, active involvement in systems roll-out / project activities locally and on regional level
• Continually improves and streamlines management reporting processes and systems to meet the changing demands of the business and group
• Performing analysis to evaluate risks or opportunities; making recommendations to mitigate these risks.
• Financial Modeling: Assessment and scenario making of Projects, business development initiatives.

Background:

• Education: University degree in economics, business or related field
• Languages: English, fluent written and spoken

Experience/Professional Requirement:

• > 3 years experience within international financial environment or comparable position ( pharmaceutical company)
• Experience in financial planning / and-or controlling positions is a must
• Experience designing and operating financial reporting and forecasting systems
• Excellent analytical ability
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to clearly present financial data in reports distributed internally
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Advanced PC literacy, experience with SAP / BW / BPC, familiarity with 1C might help

We offer successful candidates:

• Stable salary, payment of bonuses based on the results of work
• Corporate training programs and the opportunity to develop professional and personal competencies in various formats
• Institute of mentors - experienced employees who will help newcomers adapt faster
• Flexible schedule, ability to manage your work&life balance
• Accident Life Insurance 24/7
• A laptop, a corporate mobile communication tariff (according to the company's policies)
• Annual salary review